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5 Riyals - Rashid George Marshall
| Issuer | Ajman |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | ★ حُكُومَة عجمَان وَتوابعُهَا ★ ٥ GOVERNMENT OF AJMAN & ITS DEP (Translation: Government of Ajman and its dependencies 5) |
| Reverse description | The truncated bare-shouldered bust of General George C. Marshall faces left in high relief against a mirror-polished field, rendered in a realistic portrait style. Immediately below the truncation, the legend GEORGE MARSHALL is inscribed in two lines, followed by the large numeral 5 and the denomination RIYALS in the lower field. The design is enclosed within a fine beaded border. |
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Ajman was the smallest and least financially solvent of the Trucial States, and its early 1970s coinage program was nakedly a revenue scheme — produced almost entirely for sale to collectors rather than circulation. These issues were authorized under the rule of Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and struck in European mints for export, with Ajman receiving a licensing fee per piece. The "Rashid George Marshall" designation refers to a commemorative honoring George Marshall, the American general and architect of the postwar European Recovery Program.
Actual circulation in Ajman was effectively zero. The UAE dirham replaced all Trucial State issues upon federation in 1973.